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Proteins
Are made up of building blocks called amino acids. Your body uses them to make new
proteins, such as muscle and bone, and other compounds such as enzymes and
hormones. It can also use them as an energy source. Proteins are important since it is
what helps your body to repair cells and make new ones. Antibodies, Hormonal,
Structural, Storage, Transport. poultry – chicken, turkey, duck, emu, goose, bush
birds. Eating too much protein for a prolonged period can place a burden on the
kidneys, liver and bones, as well as potentially increase the risk for heart disease
and cancer. And over time, a lack of protein can make you lose muscle mass,
which in turn cuts your strength, makes it harder to keep your balance, and slows
your metabolism. It can also lead to anemia, when your cells don't get enough
oxygen, which makes you tired.
Nucleic acids
are large biomolecules that play essential roles in all cells and viruses. Nuclei acids
control the processes of heredity by which cells and organisms reproduce proteins. The
key nucleic acids are DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). Genetic
disorders occur when a mutation (a harmful change to a gene, also known as a
pathogenic variant) affects your genes or when you have the wrong amount of genetic
material. Genes are made of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which contain instructions for
cell functioning and the characteristics that make you unique.
Enzymes
Enzymes are proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions
in our bodies. They build some substances and break others down. All living
things have enzymes. Our bodies naturally produce enzymes. But enzymes are
also in manufactured products and food. All known enzymes are proteins. They are
high molecular weight compounds made up principally of chains of amino acids linked
together by peptide bonds. Enzymes are proteins that help speed up chemical reactions
in our bodies. signal transduction, Enzymes help the body break down larger complex
molecules into smaller molecules, such as glucose, so that the body can use them as
fuel.
Ligases- The Ligases enzymes are known to charge the catalysis of a ligation process.
Vitamins are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers)
that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.
Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized in the organism in sufficient quantities for
survival, and therefore must be obtained through the diet.
Vitamin E protects our cells from free radicals, boosts our immune system and helps
prevent blood clots. You can get vitamin E from sunflower, safflower and wheatgerm
oils, sunflower seeds, almonds, peanuts, spinach, Swiss chard, avocados and butternut
squash.
Iron is an essential part of building red blood cells, specifically hemoglobin, a protein
that bonds with oxygen to oxygen through the blood from the lungs to the cells
throughout your body.